Pacifica National Board Meeting in Los
Angeles
March 8-10, 2002
The interim Pacifica National Board will meet March 8-10,
2002 in Los Angeles at the Virgil Middle School Auditorium,
located at 152 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California
90004. The auditorium is on the northeast corner of Vermont
& 1st Avenue, approximately one mile west of downtown
Los Angeles.
The overall meeting schedule is: Friday March 8 (6:30 pm
to 9:00 pm), Saturday March 9 (9:00 a.m. to 5:30 pm) and Sunday
March 10 (9:00 am to 1:00 pm). There will be substantial opportunity
for public comment, but sign up early.
Ample free parking is at the Virgil Middle School parking
lots north-east of the campus at Council and North Juanita
Streets.
We've arranged for some slightly discounted lodging at the
nearest union hotel, the Radisson Wilshire hotel, located
at 3515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90010. Telephone:
213- 381-7411 Fax: 213-386-7379 (www.radwilshire.com)
The hotel is approximately 1.3 miles from the meeting venue.
Pacifica's lease and contract with the Los Angeles Unified
School District requires that we seek to have the following
notice given (orally or printed in at least 8-point type)
in conjunction with any announcement of the meeting at Virgil
Middle School:
"Use of these school premises has been granted pursuant
to the provisions of sections 17400 et seq. of the California
Education Code to the Pacifica Foundation from the Los Angeles
Unified School District Board of Education. The Board of Education
does not sponsor or take responsibility, nor does it necessarily
endorse any of the activities, statements, or opinions which
may be expressed at this meeting or activity."
For further information contact either of the following:
KPFK Radio: (818) 985-2711
David Fertig, Southern California iPNB rep.: 626-798-3030
dfertig@workerlaw.net
Some housing is available for visitors unable to afford
hotels, contact Mansoor Sabbagh at (310-214-5264), or e-mail
to Sabbman@usinter.net
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AGENDA OF MARCH 8 - 10th NATIONAL BOARD MEETING
LOS ANGELES, CA
FRIDAY, MARCH 8th
6:30 pm - Review and Adoption of Meeting Agenda
6:45 pm - Adoption of Minutes from last meeting
7:00 pm - Report from Board Chair
7:15 pm - Report from the acting Executive Director
time for Q&A/discussion
8:00 pm - Archives Report
8:15 pm - Affiliates Update
8:45 pm - Adjourn for the evening
SATURDAY, MARCH 9th
9:00 am - Community Comments — general
9:30 am - Station Reports:
KPFK
Steven Starr, interim general manager
David Adelson, LAB chair
community comment
KPFA
Jim Bennett, interim general manager
Susan DaSilva, LAB chair
community comment
KPFT
Duane Bradley, general manager
Deb Shafto, LAB chair
community comment
WPFW
Tony Regusters, interim general manager
Sam Husseini, LAB chair
community comment
WBAI
Valerie Van Isler, general manager
Miguel Maldonado, LAB chair
community comment
12:30 pm - Lunch break
2:00 pm - Finances:
Report from Treasurer
fund raising plans
budget review
community comment
3:30 pm - Bylaws review and revision/LAB election
guidelines - process for moving ahead on both
community comment
5:00 pm - Report on search for new executive director
5:30 pm - Process for search/hiring permanent station managers
6:00 pm - Adjourn for the evening
(Evening: trip to KPFK followed by a visit to and with dinner
at the
Archives.)
SUNDAY, MARCH 10th
9:00 am - Update on Democracy Now! negotiations
9:30 am - On Air policy
community comment
10:30 am - National Office Location
community comment
11:00 am - Endorsement policy — specific requests for
endorsements
11:45 am - PNN stringers strike resolution
12:15 pm - Board Business:
our meeting schedule
reports to the listeners
proposal for a program
1:00 pm - Meeting adjournment |
